nuclear-waste

Mr. Jaczko's main challenge prior to the earthquake was fending off industry and congressional critics who suspected he wanted to kill a proposed long-term nuclear-waste facility below Nevada's Yucca Mountain.

Nuclear Industry Pins Hopes on Longtime Foe Stephen Power 2011

The NRC's chief withheld information in a bid to stop work on the Yucca Mountain nuclear-waste dump, according to a report by the agency.

What's News: World-Wide 2011

The NRC chief denied withholding information in a bid to close a nuclear-waste dump.

What's News: World-Wide 2011

The panel said future efforts to establish a nuclear-waste facility should first win the support of local citizens.

Panel Urges Quick Action for Nuclear Waste Plan Tennille Tracy 2012

But on Wednesday, Mr. Jaczko's leadership came under attack at a House hearing where Republican lawmakers accused him of improperly delaying a decision on the fate of a proposed nuclear-waste repository in Nevada's Yucca Mountain.

Divisions Shown in Nuclear Commission Stephen Power 2011

A nuclear-waste incinerator exploded in France, killing one person.

What's News: World-Wide 2011

PARIS—A furnace at a nuclear-waste incinerator in southern France exploded, killing one person and injuring four others.

Explosion at Nuclear Facility in France Geraldine Amiel 2011

A report published last month by the NRC's inspector general said Mr. Jaczko "strategically" withheld information from his fellow commissioners in an effort to halt work on the controversial proposed federal nuclear-waste repository.

Nuclear Plant Safety Proposals Put on Fast Track Stephen Power 2011

A furnace exploded at a nuclear-waste incinerator in southern France, killing one person and injuring four.

What's News— 2011

Even before the task force report, some congressional Republicans were critical of Mr. Jaczko's handling of the fate of a stalled proposal to build a nuclear-waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada.

Nuclear Plant Safety Proposals Put on Fast Track Stephen Power 2011